Critics say the rule helps the public, but doesn't do enough to protect workers. The Environmental Protection Agency will ban consumer sales of paint strippers that contain an ingredient that has ...

The world’s largest home improvement retailer has agreed to pay more than $20 million in penalties over failures to follow work-safe practices about lead paint dust and chips. The U.S. Department of ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Home Depot will pay a fine of more than $20 million after settling with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice for alleged "serious violations" of the EPA's ...

June 19: This article has been updated. Home-improvement giant Lowe’s is phasing out paint-removal products with methylene chloride, responding to petitions in the wake of deaths caused by the ...

Home Depot faces investigations and fines for a series of cases in which its contractors mishandled lead paint removal in at least three states. Three federal agencies have said they are looking into ...